Chapter 32
Via
"I'm pregnant at ikaw ang ama. Now tell me, sinong ama ng dinadala ng babaeng 'yon?"
"W-what? I'm..."
Inirapan ko siya. I'm so mad right now. Naiinis ako. Kung hindi pa ko pumunta dito I wouldn't know na merong ganito. I was about to tell him about the baby, I wanted to surprise him pero ako ang nasorpresa. When I heard na magkaka-anak siya sa iba I was livid. I can literally saw red! At hinding-hindi ko talaga tatanggapin ang bata. Hindi ako ganoon kabait para gawin iyon or maybe I am really a selfish b*tch but I don't care. If he wants me then dapat ako lang, dapat sa akin lang manggaling lahat ng anak niya at hindi sa kung sino-sinong babae.
"It's me, Tariq."
"Then how...paanong si Hara ang nakita ko kinabukasan?"
"Do you have her picture?" I asked. Kailangan kong makasigurado kung siya nga iyon baka mamaya pagkatapos ng gabing iyon ay umulit pa siya at may kinamang iba. I know her name is Hara pero hindi lang naman siya ang nag-iisang may pangalan na ganoon.
"Wala and I will never keep a picture of her." He said that made me calm down a bit. "Tell me, paanong si Hara ang nakita ko kinabukasan?" I sighed. Nakakapagod magalit so I sat on his chair and started telling him what I did
I smiled when I saw my son sleeping after I read him a bedtime story. I kissed his forehead and readied myself to sleep. Pinatay ko ang lampshade when suddenly my phone rang. I grabbed my phone and looked at the caller's i.d, it's Tariq. I sighed. Ano kayang kailangan niya sa ganitong oras? Alas-diyes na ng gabi at ngayon lang nakatulog ang anak ko. I need to decline or answer it before he wakes up. And I choose the latter.
"Hello,"
"Hello. Is this Ms. Via?" Kumunot ang noo ko nang marinig ko na isang babae ang nagsalita sa kabilang linya.
"Yes. Why did you call me?" Masungit na wika ko. Parang ilang araw pa lang ang lumipas noong sinabi niyang mahal niya ko tapos ngayon may babae na siya!
"Woah! Please don't be jealous. I just saw him na nakaupo sa gilid ng car niya. Can you go here at Gaelle's Bar? Your husband is wasted. I can't leave him all alone here kasi sobrang lasing niya baka may mangyaring masama sa kaniya."
Napuno naman ng pag-aalala ang dibdib ko. "I'll be there."
I hurriedly went to Gaelle's and saw Tariq with a woman. "Hi, I'm Via." Pakilala ko.
"Cari." She said. "Now that you're here, aalis na ko."
Tinanguan ko siya. "Thanks."
"Oh by the way, you're lucky."
"Lucky?"
"Yes, he's loyal. Lahat ng babaeng lumapit sa kaniya tinataboy niya. I saw him. Kaya nalaman ko ring asawa ka niya because he always mumbled your name."
Wala sa sariling napangiti ako. "Thank you, Cari."
"Welcome. Sige alis na ko." Cari left us. Pinantayan ko si Tariq. Lasing na lasing ang mokong. Hinawi ko ang buhok na tumatabing sa kaniyang noo. He flinched and opened his eyes. Bigla niyang tinabig ang kamay ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
Rewrite The Stars (Completed)
General FictionHer father treats her like a princess, the world treats her like she's a national treasure and yet the man she loves treated her like a trash. That's how her life sucks! (Completed)
